Susan Feagin

Visiting Research Professor (Retired) Former Editor, The Journal Of Aesthetics And Art Criticism

Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Wisconsin
M.A., Philosophy, University of Wisconsin
B.A., Philosophy, Florida State

Susan Feagin publishes in aesthetics and philosophy of art, especially on issues that intersect with philosophy of mind and epistemology, such as the nature of perception, emotional responses to art, and relevance of artists’ intentions to understanding art. She was editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism from 2003 to 2013, and during that time she was Visiting Research Professor in the Department. She is now retired, but teaches courses occasionally.

Recent Courses

Aesthetics

History of Aesthetics

Aesthetic Issues in the Arts (Interdisciplinary)

Philosophy of Mind

Epistemology

Selected Bibliography

Reading with Feeling: The Aesthetics of Appreciation (Cornell University Press, 1996).